Add a WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY environment variable on UN*X;

if set, and if the program isn't running with additional privileges,
it'll treat the directory in which the program is found as the data
directory.

If, on Windows, the version-number subdirectory of {data
directory}\plugins doesn't exist (which is assumed to mean that the
program is being run from the build directory), or if, on UN*X,
WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY is set, the plugin directory is the
"plugins" subdirectory of the data directory, and all subdirectories of
that directory are scanned for plugins, as the "plugins" subdirectory of
the build directory contains subdirectories for the plugins; this means
that if we're running from the build directory, we'll find the plugins
we built in the build tree.

When generating the wireshark-filter man page, run tshark with
WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY set, so it uses the plugins from the
build to generate the list of filters.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=20261

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/gtk/about_dlg.c b/gtk/about_dlg.c
index 3744530c8b..49a1796aed 100644
--- a/gtk/about_dlg.c
+++ b/gtk/about_dlg.c
@@ -257,10 +257,8 @@ about_folders_page_new(void)
   g_free((void *) path);
 
   /* global plugins */
-  path = get_plugins_global_dir(PLUGIN_DIR);
-  about_folders_row(table, "Global Plugins", path,
+  about_folders_row(table, "Global Plugins", get_plugin_dir(),
       "dissector plugins");
-  g_free((void *) path);
 #endif
 
   gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(scrolledwindow), table);
diff --git a/gtk/main.c b/gtk/main.c
index 8c14baeb7e..63f8ce4999 100644
--- a/gtk/main.c
+++ b/gtk/main.c
@@ -2138,6 +2138,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    */
   get_credential_info();
 
+  /*
+   * Now attempt to get the pathname of the plugins.
+   */
+  init_plugin_dir();
+
   /* initialize the funnel mini-api */
   initialize_funnel_ops();
 
@@ -2356,7 +2361,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
      "-G" flag, as the "-G" flag dumps information registered by the
      dissectors, and we must do it before we read the preferences, in
      case any dissectors register preferences. */
-  epan_init(PLUGIN_DIR,register_all_protocols,register_all_protocol_handoffs,
+  epan_init(register_all_protocols,register_all_protocol_handoffs,
             failure_alert_box,open_failure_alert_box,read_failure_alert_box);
 
   splash_update(splash_win, "Init tap listeners ...");